Fisherman&#39;s dry flyleaf book



Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED STATES NEWTON C. FIG-LEY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FISHERMANS DRY FLYLEAF BOOK.

Application filed February 6, 1923.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, NEWTON C. FIGLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State'of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishermens Dry Flyleaf Books, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fishermens dry fly leaf books and the main object thereof is to provide leaves for such books constructed with improved means which may be readily and conveniently engaged by fishermens dry flies to detachably hold said flies in an orderly and compact manner in said books.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter and while I show herewith and will describe a preferred form of construction, I desire to be understood that I do not limit myself to such preferred form, but that various changes and adaptations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention as hereinafter hooks 16 of the flies 17 may extend through claimed.

My objects are attained by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an inside view of a fishermans dry fly leaf book embodying my invention shown in open position.

Fig. 2 is a view of the outside of one member of the fly book binding with the book closed.

Fig. 3 is a face view of one of the leaves.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of said book taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a front view of one of the combs.

Fig. 6 is a front view of one of the spacing strips.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary cross section of a modified form of my invention.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing 1 indicates a dry fly leaf book binding which comprises two rectangular box-shaped members 2 and 3 hinged together at their meeting longitudinal walls by hinges 4. The back of the binding member 3 is provided near its outer corners with holes 5 and 6 through which a cord may be strung for carrying the book. In each member 2 and 3 fits a rectangular leaf 7 of substantially the same inside, dimensions of said members, said leaf being preferably Serial No. 617,206.

made of heavy polished white celluloid of about 1 inch in thickness and relatively strong. Each leaf is provided with a plurality of spaced vertical slots 8 arranged in superimposed rows. Combs 9 are secured at their bases 10 to the back side of each leaf 7 at the lower ends of each row of slots 8 respectively which combs are formed with teeth 11 upstanding from their bases back of the slots 8 respectively, said teeth being split longitudinally from extremities to their bases by slots 12 coinciding with the median longitudinal axes of slots 8 and formed each with a pair of prongs 13--13 at the sides respectively of their slots 12. The extremities of the prongs 13-13 are beveled downwardly from their edges as indicated at 14.14 to facilitate the entrance of the dry fly hooks into the slots 12 between said prongs. Strips 15 are secured to the backs of the comb bases 10, which strips rest against the backs of the book members 2 and 3 and space the leaves 7 a short distance from said backs of said members so that the the slots 8 in said leaves and through the teeth slots 12 rearwardly of said teeth to hold said flies in position on the leaves.

The teeth 11 are shorter than the leaf slots 8 to enable the fly hooks to pass through said slots and through the slits in said teeth to hold the flies in position on the leaves. and so that the fly hooks may be lifted out of said teeth and withdrawn forwardly from the leaves 7 through the upper ends of said" slots, to remove the flies from the book.

In the modified form of my invention shown in Fig. 7 the slots 8 of the leaves 7 in the two book members 2 and 3 are so arranged in staggered relation that when the book is closed the flies held in one book member will rest between the flies held in the other book member, thus enabling the flies to be held compactly in a shallow book.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device as disclosed a leaf provided with slots. teeth mounted on said leaf in the rear of said slots, said teeth being slit downwardly from their upper ends, which ends rest slightly below the upper ends of said slots to facilitate entrance of the fly books through said slots and through the slits in said teeth to hold the flies in position on said leaf, and to facilitate removal of the {lieg from said slots and slits, and from the 2. In a device as disclosed, a leaf provided with slots, teeth mounted on said leaf in the rear of said slots, saidteeth being slit downwardly from their upper ends, which ends rest slightly below the upper ends of said slots to facilitate entrance of the fly hook through said slots and through the slits in said teeth to holdthe flies, imposition on said leaf, and to .facilitateremovalof the fliesfrom said slots and slits and from the leaf, and strips for spacing said leaves from the backs of the book bindings to provide space back of the leavesato receive the ends of the flyhooks.

,3. In a device as disclosed, a leaf provided with vertical slots arranged in horizontal rows, combs, the bases of said combs being secured to the back of said leaf at the lower ends of the rows respectively of slots and with teeth of said combs in the rear of the rowsof slots respectively, said teeth being split downwardly from their upper ends which ends rest slightly below the upperends of said slots to facilitate en tranceof the fly hooksthrough said slots and said slits in said teeth to hold the flies in positionon said leaf, and to facilitate removal cf the flies from said slits and slots and from saidleaf.

4:. In a device as disclosed, a leaf provided with vertical slots arranged in horizontal rows, combs, the basesof said combs being secured to the back of .said leafat the lower ends'of thev rows respectively of slots and with ,teethof said combs in the rear of'the rows of slots respectively, said teeth being split downwardly from their upper ends which ends rest slightly below the upper ends of said slots to facilitate entrance of the fly hooks through saidfslots andsaid slits in said teeth to hold the flies in position on said leaf, and to facilitate removal of the flies :from said slits and slots and from said leaf, and strips secured respectively to the backs of the bases of said combs for spacing the leaf from the back of the book binding to provide space back of said leaf to receive the ends of the fiy hooks.

5. In a device as disclosed, a leafprovided with slots, teeth mounted on said leaf in the rear of said slots, said teeth being slit downwardly from their upper ends, which ends rest slightly below the upper ends of said slots to facilitate entrance of the fly hooks through said slots and through the slits in said teeth to hold the flies in position on said leaf, and to facilitate removal of the flies from said slots and slits and from the leaf, said teeth being beveled downwardly at their upper ends to their slits to further fiicilitate entrance of the fly hooks into said s its.

6. In a dry fly leaf book, a pair of boxshaped members hinged together, a leaf in each box-shaped member, each leaf being provided with rows of slots, slit teeth mounted on each leaf back of the slots re spectively in said leaf toreceive the fly hooks to hold the flies on the leaves, the slots of said respective leaves being staggered with relation to each other, so that when the book is closed the flies in one book member will it between the flies of the other book mem- NEWTON C. FIGLEY. 

